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#found objects
#Kumkum Fernando
#sculpture
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“Formally Often known as Izah,” 950 blocks composed of upcycled wooden, hand- and spray-painted wooden, scratched coated brass detailing, and recycled nails, 31.5 x 56.2 x 21.5 inches. All photographs © Kumkum Fernando, courtesy of Jonathan LeVine Tasks, shared with permission
In vibrant coloration, Kumkum Fernando’s hulking, hybrid figures (previously) wander by way of an enigmatic and shortly evolving world. “The melancholy characters of The Misplaced Mystics are trying to find which means, crisscrossing time and area, unmoored and chasing illusions,” says a press release from Jonathan Levine Projects, which presents the artist’s solo exhibition throughout ArtPrize.
Fernando repurposes discovered wooden, nails, and metallic particulars into modular beings, a few of which have detachable crowns. The artist attracts on a variety of worldwide traditions, from Ethiopian and Sri Lankan masks to American board video games to Buddhist and Hindu folktales. Concurrently robotic and mystical, every character interacts with its environment in a singular method. The duo in “Soul Mates,” for instance, are mentioned to have traveled 23 million mild years to seek out each other, and in “Which Means Is Dwelling,” the creature turns its three heads in a perpetual seek for path.
The Misplaced Mystics is on view on the ArtPrize Clubhouse in Grand Rapids, Michigan, by way of October 1. Discover extra on the artist’s website and Instagram.
“Which Means is Dwelling,” 1,900 blocks produced from upcycled wooden, hand- and spray-painted wooden, scratched coated brass detailing, and recycled nails, 24 x 56 x 22 inches. Set up contains 3 detachable heads that articulate 360 levels and a base produced from an vintage espresso desk discovered within the Mekong area of Vietnam
“Soul Mates,” upcycled wooden, hand- and spray-painted wooden, scratched coated brass detailing, and recycled nails, 24 x 28.3 x 12.6 inches every, containing 300 blocks
“Voodoo Veera”, 230 blocks produced from upcycled wooden, hand- and spray-painted wooden, scratched coated brass detailing, and recycled nails, 19 x 19 x 10 inches
Particulars of “Voodoo Veera”
“Child Devis Board Recreation,” 650 blocks made from upcycled wooden, hand- and spray-painted wooden, scratched coated brass detailing and stable brass halo, and recycled nails, 25.6 x 44.2 × 14.5 inches. Set up contains 180 hand-turned pawns
Element of “Child Devis Board Recreation”
“Formally Often known as Izah”
“Yellow Fellow,” 45 blocks produced from upcycled wooden with added pigments, scratched stable brass ears, and brass detailing, 22 x 30.5 x 13.2 inches
#found objects
#Kumkum Fernando
#sculpture
#wood
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